AILET 2026: Online Form Link (OUT), Pattern, Syllabus, Preparation, Question Paper

The entrance exam accepted for admission to the BA LLB and LLM courses at the NLU Delhi is AILET. No other entrance exam is accepted for the admission to the institute. Candidates appearing in any other Law entrance exam such as CLAT, MHCET Law, SLAT, will have to appear for the AILET to increase their scope of admission to NLU Delhi.

AILET exam is conducted for admission to the 5-year integrated courses and LLM courses offered at the National Law University Delhi. Aspiring candidates will have to register for the entrance exam before the last date to sit for the exam. However, candidates must furnish the eligibility criteria to be finally called for the AILET counselling. 

Candidates who wish to apply for the AILET Application Form are advised to check the list of documents required to register for AILET before starting the process. The list of documents required to fill out the AILET application form have been mentioned below:

• Marksheet of Class 10th/ 12th and certificate
• Graduation mark sheet and certificate (For LLM - if available)
• Passport size photo with white background (Size should be less than 1 MB, format .jpg/.jpeg)
• Scanned signature (maximum size 1 MB, format - .jpg/.jpeg)
• BPL certificate (if you belong to the BPL category) (Max size - 2 MB)
• Passport (if you belong to a Foreign National (FN) category) (Max size - 2 MB)
• Your Email Address and valid mobile number
• Character certificate (Should not be less then 3 month old)
• Transfer certificate
• Relevant category certificate (for SC, ST, OBC, J&K category students)

The AILET application fee structure is categorised based on different categories as given below:

Even though NLU Delhi is a National Law University but it is not a part of the Consortium of NLUs. All the NLUs in India have been granted the status by the University Grants Commission (UGC). Thus, there is no major difference in the courses offered at NLU Delhi as compared to the other National Law Universities. However, the NLU Delhi offers admission to is BA LLB and LLM program through the AILET entrance exam.

AILET 2026 question paper will carry 35 questions of one mark each for English. The section will be based on topics of General English and grammar as under:

• Vocabulary
• Grammar
• Reading Comprehension
• Inference-based questions
• Synonyms
• Antonyms
• Word Usage
• Foreign Words/Phrase
• Para Jumble

Candidates must note that the AILET Exam 2026 has negative marking too. The criteria for negative marking will be based on the formula 0.25*4=1 that means per wrong answer 0.25 Marks will be deducted. Therefore, four wrong answers will lead to deduction of 1 Mark. Candidates must be very careful while attempting the questions paper of AILET 2026. Candidates are advised to solve mock tests and previous years' question papers to get hand on things. Candidates must keep track of time while practicing for AILET 2026 exam.

To crack the AILET exam, candidates must target to achieve rank between 50-60, which means score above 75 will help you land at the NLU Delhi. Candidates must go through the AILET exam pattern, syllabus, and previous year questions to prepare for the exam effectively. The previous year questions will help candidates to get an idea about the kind of questions asked in the exam. 

You should take regular mock tests and soleve previous years question papers. One mock test each day will help you in revising your concepts apart from building your confidence.
The following books are highly recommended by the experts:
1. Pratiyogita Darpan.
2. GK Today.
3. Manorama Year Book.
4. Pearsons Concise GK.
5. Analytical and Logical Reasoning by RS Aggarwal.
6. Competition Success Review.
7. Wren and Martin.

To crack AILET exam in your first attempt, create a plan before you sit for the exam. Create a structured agenda and pile up your books along with the previous year question papers, sample papers together. Divide equal days to each subject and simultaneously practice the questions for each section to get a better advantage during your preparation.

In the last year's AILET question paper for UG course, GK questions were prominently related to static GK. The number of current affairs-related questions was lower. Questions were mainly related to law field and Economics. These questions were related to topics, such as Supreme Court of India, Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and Gross Domestic Product (GDP). 
A large number of questions in the section were based on topics related to international relations, such as international alliances, agreements and G20 Summit. 

Other main topics covered in the GK section of the previous year's AILET question paper were awards, sports, geography of India and books and authors.

With the help of previous year exam analysis, candidates looking to sit for the exam this year will be able to ascertain the type of questions asked in the exam and what is the difficulty level for each section of the exam. This helps in preparing for the exam accrodingly. Also, candidates who appeared for the exam will wish to know the number of questions and answers that they answered correctly which can be known through the exam analysis.

The National Law University Delhi will release the AILET admit card tentatively in November 2025. The admit card can be downloaded from the official website using application number and password. It must be noted that only those candidates who are eligible and have submitted the AILET Application Form on time will be issued the AILET Admit card. Candidates must note that NLU Delhi will issue the AILET Admit card online and will not send it to anyone through speed post.

AILET admit card will include the details such as Candidate's name, roll number, course opted for, address of the examination hall, date and time of the entrance exam, etc. Along with this, candidates will also be intimated regarding the general guidelines for the exam day through the admit card of AILET. The candidates will have to carry a valid ID proof to the exam hall along with the admit card.

The answer key for AILET will be published on the official website of NLU Delhi, and candidates can download it as per the steps below:

1. Visit the admission portal of the university; i.e nludelhi.ac.in
2. Open the AILET admission portal
3. Click on the answer key notification link for your respective course
4. Scroll to the bottom of the notification to get to the AILET answer key pdf file
5. Download the question paper and answer key for your respective course
6. Calculate your marks

Yes, candidate can challenge AILET Answer Key. NLU Delhi will release the provisional answer key for AILET first after which it will open a window to invite objections. After receiving the objection, the final AILET answer key will be published.  Note that, unlike the provisional key, the final key can't be challenged. So, the keys included in the final keys will be considered the correct keys for questions asked in the AILET exam.

National Law University (NLU) Delhi will release the provisional answer key for AILET first after which it will open a window to invite objections. After receiving the objection, the final AILET answer key will be published. Note that, unlike the provisional key, the final key can't be challenged. So, the keys included in the final keys will be considered the correct keys for questions asked in the AILET exam. 

The AILET admission process after the results are declared is as mentioned below: 

• AILET counselling: The number of candidates invited for counseling will be FIVE times the number of seats available in each category. The consortium will upload the list of eligible candidates on its website before the start of counseling registration.
• AILET cutoff: The NLU Delhi will release the AILET cutoff on its official website at the time of seat allotment. The cutoff is the minimum marks/rank that aspirants need to secure in order to get admission to a 5-year LLB or one-year LLB program.

The result for the AILET 2026 exam will be released a few days after the exam. Candidates will be able to check their scorecards through their candidate's login using the credentials as craeted during the registration. The scorecard will mention the Candidate's name, roll number, overall scores, scores in each section and the rank. The result card will be required during the counselling process, so the candidates will have to keep the document saved for future references. 

The AILET counselling fee of INR 30,000 (INR for reserved category candidates) will be refunded only to candidates who have successfully registered for the counselling and paid the fee but who could not find a place in the merit list. The refund will be initiated by NLU Delhi to the source on completion of the admission process, whichever is earlier. 

The AILET counselling process includes the following steps:

• Release of AILET invite list 
• Registration for counseling by candidates inlcuded in the list
• Release of provisional admission list
• Pay admission fee 

Following factos are considered to determine the AILET cutoff such as:

• Difficulty level of the paper
• Number of candidates appeared
• Number of candidates qualified
• Total seats available for admission
• Category of candidates